How Old Is Richard Thomas? Richard Thomas Birthday
Richard Thomas was born on June 13, 1951 and is 72 years old now.
Birthday: June 13, 1951
How Old - Age: 72
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Is Richard Thomas's father, Richard, dead or alive?
Richard Thomas's father, Richard, is still alive and kicking at the age of 71.
Is Richard Thomas's mother, Barbara, dead or alive?
Richard Thomas's mother, Barbara, is still alive and kicking at the age of 35. She is Brazilian and has had a career as a football.
Richard Thomas - Biography
Richard Earl Thomas is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama The Waltons, where he won one Emmy Award, and received nominations for another Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards.
Thomas received his first major film roles, appearing in Winning (1969) with Paul Newman, about auto racing, and Last Summer (also 1969) with Bruce Davison and Barbara Hershey, a summer coming-of-age movie. He starred in the Universal Pictures/Hal Wallis Production Red Sky at Morning (1971).
Thomas became internationally recognized for his portrayal of John "John-Boy" Walton, Jr., in the 1970s TV series The Waltons, which was based on the real life story of writer Earl Hamner, Jr. He appeared in the CBS television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971), which inspired the commissioning of the largely recast series, and then played the role continuously in 122 episodes until March 17, 1977. Thomas left the series and his role was taken over by Robert Wightman, but Thomas returned to the role in three Waltons TV movies, 1993–97. (The first was A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion in 1993.) Thomas won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series in 1973.
In 1980, Thomas made his first Broadway appearance in more than 12 years when he was a replacement in Lanford Wilson's Fifth of July. In 1980, he appeared as Shad, the young farmer entrusted to employ mercenaries to save his planet from Sador and his invading forces, in Battle Beyond the Stars.
